"Seven Kiteboarding is turning its premier location at Whale Harbor Marina in Islamorada from a public to a PRIVATE LAUNCH EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY"

Unless we are talking about a piece of land above the high tide mark- you are a bunch of losers. No - in fact anyone that trys to push for something like this - is a loser...

And as for "kites too cheap" is the problem - Now you can drive your expensive car to your expensive private club and ride your expensive kites - and hopefully there won't be any young riders around because of course they are the majority that have to buy the cheaper kit....yeah whatever "welcome to my beach" NOT

you are in the wrong sport, may I recommend parachuting without a chute "extreme!" you are the weakest link, goodbye...

ian c wrote:"Seven Kiteboarding is turning its premier location at Whale Harbor Marina in Islamorada from a public to a PRIVATE LAUNCH EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY"

Unless we are talking about a piece of land above the high tide mark- you are a bunch of losers. No - in fact anyone that trys to push for something like this - is a loser...

And as for "kites too cheap" is the problem - Now you can drive your expensive car to your expensive private club and ride your expensive kites - and hopefully there won't be any young riders around because of course they are the majority that have to buy the cheaper kit....yeah whatever "welcome to my beach" NOT

you are in the wrong sport, may I recommend parachuting without a chute "extreme!" you are the weakest link, goodbye...

freedom2ride

OK dumbass...better to be completely banned??? wiat...I'll give you the benefit of doubt...you are misunderstanding something right???

so if you can't understand that it is better to be regulated than gone...I can't help you...

Diplomacy is a great help when dealing with issues like this. I retract the 'loser part'( apologies), and will just say that that I understand that the issues can be hard work to resolve but that privatisation of launching areas/or below the high tide mark is the wrong solution and stands for everything that I am against. freedom2ride

There are idiots in all walks of life (refering to kiters that cause safety issues for the public), there always have been, but encouraging self responsibility is the better solution. With a club/association the public may put the actions of one of these member idiots onto all the members, and as a by product the sport becomes elitist (because money is involved with membership)

Kitesurfing is an individuals sports and if you mess up that is your problem not mine - you will reap the consequences - especially if your actions involve less freedom for me to ride in the future. Maybe it is the 'sue culture' thing that causes this to happen in the US - so wrong..

No it was not you that made the comment - so of course none of that was directed at you

KingAstra wrote:which launch is it in islamorada the one after the bridge? Since when is it not allowed to kite in bahia honda just been there in january and loved it

I asked at the entrance shack at Bahia Honda about kiting this last Christmas holiday and they said kiting was not allowed any more. BTW I I've been going to Sunshine Key campground (Ohio Key) between Bahia Honda and 7mile bridge for 4 years. I kite right at Sunshine with N component winds and walk (or boat) to the south side (adjacent to Bahia Honda) for southerlies. Like most spots in the Keys these are not beginner launches and I'm sure just one bad accident will close down access at Sunshine as well. Having a shallow draft boat opens up a large number of sites.

I didn't ask the ranger but I talked to a few locals who were on the water as I've been looking for a spot the day before.Noone said anything to me and there were like 10 local windsurfers.That was the weekend of the 22 of january

IF YOU WANT TO KEEP KITING ANYWHERE...(exept freezing places) DON'T BE A DICK

NO NO DOnt send the Dicks up here!

B'ster,

thats sucks man with the disrespectful people coming to your spot. If their is one thing thats pisses me off more then anything its people leaving there shit and garbage on the beach. And then assholes who act like Kings with no respect for shit.

Hope to make it down there one day, show the photos in that Outside mag and it looks like a killer place. Keep us up to date and good luck.